"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
Katy, Hurricane season is enjoyable if you own the proper boat and know
how to weather any storm. Its not like you have to worry about getting
flooded. It may be a bad time for lubbers but a nice warm place to live
is worth the risk. Ive been thru 5-6 hurricanes and only had one item
trashed, a 22' camper on jacks rolled across the lawn. My fault.I was
offshore and did not have it properly secured. You know the news people
look for the worst to show you Yankee's on TV.


Right you are, Joe. I've lived in hurricane country for almost twenty years now.

I've seen them come and I've seen them go. I have no fear of them. They are
hyped up all out of proportion to the danger they might cause to a well-found
vessel anchored or moored out in a safe "hurricane hole'. Every real sailor
has a hurricane hole and a plan to use it along with all the necessary gear
aboard. The winds and waves aren't the danger - the real danger is the idiots
ashore and their docks full of unsecured boats and their roofs blowing off,
etc.

And, that's the truth!

CN